in fact, "the times" in london said their u.s. election section is now their most clicked aside from their home page and the views of it have gone up about 500% since august. part of the reason for all of this global attention is that so many people in so many other countries are looking for a catalyst for change in their own nations coming from a strong decision in the u.s. tonight there will be watch parties all over the world lasting all night long. lynn? >> all right, michelle kosinski for us in london. >>> right now vice president joe biden is in line along with his wife jill and son beau. he is the first of the major candidates to make it to the polling place this morning. mr. biden is at a high school in greenville, delaware, not far from his hometown of wilmington where he spent the night. >>> of course, the presidency isn't the only thing at stake today. nbc's kelly o'donnell looks at very close senate races happening across the country. >> reporter: the power struggle for control of the u.s. senate runs right through mas